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effused

effused is the simple past and past participle of effuse.

Meaning of effuse

Verb

effuse (third-person singular simple present effuses, present participle effusing, simple past and past participle effused)

  1. (transitive) To emit; to give off.
  2. (figuratively) To gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something.
  3. (intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
    • With gushing blood effused.1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  4. (intransitive) To leak out through a small hole.

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Words formed from effused

Questions about effused

What is effused the simple past and past participle of?
Effused is the simple past and past participle of effuse.

Words near effused in the dictionary

  1. effusates
  2. effuscate
  3. effuscation
  4. effuscations
  5. effuse
  6. effused
  7. effusely
  8. effuser
  9. effusers
  10. effuses
  11. effusin

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